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Chinese Vice Premier Skips Meeting With Japanese Leader

After spending a week in Japan exploring the Aichi World Fair, courting Japanese investors and lunching with Toyota’s chairman, Vice Premier Wu Yi of China decided today to fly home a few hours early, canceling a scheduled meeting with Japan’s prime minister. While China’s Foreign Ministry said Ms. Wu had to return home “to handle important urgent official duties,” Japanese officials noted that she still planned to fly on Tuesday to Mongolia. Full Story